Metal trim



S. HAMMER METAL TRIM Feb. 15, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Dec. 23, 1953 'lllll INVENTOR.

Feb. 15, 1955 s, HAMMER 2,702,221

METAL TRIM Filed Dec. 25, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 United States Patent METAL TRIM Samuel Hammer, New York, N. Y.

Application December 23, 1953, Serial No. 399,962

7 Claims. (Cl. 311-107) This invention relates to metal trim and more particularly to trim for use on sink and other cabinet decks.

Various elforts have heretofore been exerted to adequately form trim for ends of sink decks and the like so as to obtain a tight and neat assembly and appearance. These prior art attempts have included formation of the trim with dies and intended to give to the trim the precise contour of the sink or cabinet deck so when applied thereto the trim will exactly fit and be tight where making surface engagement with the sink or other deck. Such an expedient has had a measure of success with flat decks, but with the advent of splash bibs curving into the flat counter portion of a sink or cabinet deck, difliculty of obtaining proper fit and tight engagement of the trim has greatly increased and has seldom proved to be entirely satisfactory. Even with expensive and accurately made dies to form the trim as heretofore attempted has failed to solve the difliculties encountered on installation and use, due, at least in part, to non-conformity of the surfacing material with the backing or body of the deck structure and espectially at the curved portions thereof. Some prior art proposals to overcome this problem have resorted to piecing the trim longitudinally, but this increases the required labor and skill of installation, often requires filler pieces and is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of appearance and permanence.

According to the present invention the trim is constructed to fit snugly in place.

An essential ob ect of the invention is to provide trim that is readily and economically installed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a structure, manufacture of which can be accomplished with inexpensive dies.

Another object is to adapt the trim to fit tightly, especially at the curved surfaces, to conform to variations inherent in deck assemblies.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide trim that will function both to terminate the end edge of the deck and to constitute a supporting cleat for the deck.

Still other objects, advantages and beneficial results will appear to persons skilled in the art to which the invention appertains as the description proceeds, both by direct recitation thereof and by inference from the context.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sink to which my invention has been applied;

Figure 2 is a side view of the trim of the present invention as would be viewed at the end of a sink or other cabinet deck when installed thereon;

Figure 3 is a cross-section of a deck with my invention applied thereto, and taken on a line such as III-III of Fig. 4;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of the deck which shows my invention thereon in cross-section on line IVIV of Fig. 3;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of my improved article of trim, assembled as if in place on a sink or other cabinet deck; and

Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the individual members of the article of trim.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawings, the reference numeral 10 designates a cabinet having a deck 11 which has been selected for the present showing, as including a sink 12. Said deck is furthermore here shown as comprising a sheet steel body portion 13 covered with a surface material 14 of formica or other suitable facing. It is usual for decks of this character to have a counter portion 15 positioned horizontally and with a. front roll 16 integral therewith. Present-day decks likewise have an upstanding back wall or splash-bib 17 and the horizontally disposed counter 15 and bib 17 are integral with each other, joined by an intervening curved fillet portion 18. The top of the bib 17 usually bends rearwardly, forming what may be termed a narrow shelf portion 19, and at the rear thereof has a downwardly directed rim 20. The trim of the present invention covers the end edges of the deck consisting of said counter, roll, fillet, bib, shelf, rim and surface material, and overlaps the adjoining surface portions thereof. Furthermore, said trim is constructed to also constitute a supporting frame or bracket for the deck 11.

Viewing the trim from the side which in use is toward the cabinet deck, the same has a generally channel shape. Said trim furthermore is in two sections, namely, a cleat section 21 that can he slipped onto the end of deck and constitutes a support therefor, and a binder section 22 applied to overlap the end margin of the body portion 13 and facing material 14. The present invention concerns itself primarily with the construction and assembly of the cleat section and binder section and with the assembly thereof with the deck and in the privision of support for the deck by the cleat section.

The cleat section provides mounting flanges of which one is a foot flange 23 extending horizontally the greater part of the length of the cleat and integral, at its rear end, with the other mounting flange which is an upright flange 24. Both the foot flange and the rear flange are integral, at one side, with a side web 25 which is in a vertical plane perpendicular to the planes of said flanges and accordingly provides a longitudinal forwardly directed part 26 thereof next to the foot flange and an upwardly directed part 27 next to the rear flange. The edges of these two parts of the side web facing toward the deck and splash bib respectively merge one into the other with a curved edge 28 substantially corresponding in curvature to that of the fillet 18 of the deck. Furthermore, at the front of the forwardly directed part 26 of web 25 the edge 29 thereof follows the curvature of front roll 16 of the deck, and at the top of upwardly directed part 27 of the web, the edge 30 thereof follows the curvature of shelf 19 of the deck. These curvatures may be readily formed by simple cutting dies. The side web, from curve to curve, has inwardly directed pillow flanges of which pillow flange 31 is at the upper edge of forwardly directed part 26 and is parallel to the foot flange 23, and the pillow flange 32 is at the forward edge of the upwardly extending part 27 and is sloped upwardly rearward toward rear flange 24 agreeable to the slope of bib 17. The fact that these pillow flanges are each completely planar enables them to be readily bent to position from the same material constituting the web and integral therewith. Said pillow flanges are provided with holes 33 for attachment of binder section 22 hereinafter more fully explained. It is to be emphasized that none of the curved edges have flanges thereat and that all flanges of the cleat section are essentially flat.

The binder section 22 has a general shape following the contour of the adjacent edge of the cleat section, and provides means for covering the end edges of the body 13 and surface material 14 of the deck, and means for overlapping the margins thereof next to said edges. More specifically, a strip of metal, preferably of the same kind as employed for the cleat section, is formed with a horizontal flat portion 34 proportioned in length to the corresponding dimension of the counter and an upwardly directed flat portion 35 corresponding in length and slope to the height and slope of bib 17. Both of these flat portions 34 and 35 curl at their outer longitudinal edges to form a proximate parallel flange 36, 37 respectively. Portion 34 is spaced from its flange 36 a distance just sufficient to provide a groove to receive the marginal edge of body 13 and material 14 therebetween as are also portion 35 and its flange 37. The width of said flanges 36, 37 is shown greater than the width of the corresponding flat portions 34, 35 and preferably is as great as the width of the cleat pillow flanges 31, 32 upon which they are juxtaposed in assembled position.

Binder section 22 has a curved fillet section 38 agreeable to the curved edge 28 of the cleat section and fillet 18 of the deck. Along the outside edge of this fillet section 38 of the binder, the material thereof is bent backward to provide a lip or rim 39 adapted to overlap and cover curved edge 28 at the outside of side web 25 of cleat 21. Similarly the front end of binder section 22 curves to follow the roll of the front part of the deck and the edge of that curved portion of the binder section has a lip or rim 40 adapted to overlap and cover curved front edge 29 of said web. In like manner, the top end of binder section 22 curves to follow the contour of the shelf 19 and the edge of that curved portion of the binder section has a lip or rim 41 adapted to overlap and cover curved top edge 30 of the cleat web 25. Since all of these lips 39, 40 and 41 at the curves are narrow, the bend is conveniently and accurately made with appropriate bending dies and a tight juxtaposed fit can be obtained overlapping the respective edges of the cleat web at the corresponding curved portions thereof at the outside of the web in tight engagement therewith.

Both the top and bottom ends of the binder section 22 have end tabs 42 for securing the binder section to the mounting flanges 24, 23 respectively, and as both are alike, description will be made of the one at the forward end of the binder. Said tab extends onto the surface of the mounting flange 23 (or 24) to a socket opening 43 provided therefor in said flange. The metal at the far end of said opening is deflected inwardly of the channel of which the flange is a part and constitutes a fixed ear 44. The tab has an entry portion 45 sloping inwardly of the channel through said opening and beyond said entry portion is a conversely sloping clamping portion 46 parallel, when assembled, to fixed ear 44 of the cleat. The fixed ear is provided with a threaded hole 47 and receives a screw 48 introduced through an unthreaded hole 49 in the clamping portion 46 of the tab. Tension on the tab is applied by turning the screw home and this tension is transmitted to the curved portion of the binder to seat it tightly upon the surfacing material 14 of the deck and to also seat the curved lip 40 (or 41) to fully overlap upon the corresponding curved edge 29 (or 30) of the cleat web 25. It will be observed that the screws are available for manipulation after the trim is in place on the Both flanges 36, 37 of the binder section have outstanding burrs 50 at appropriate places thereon to register with and enter aforementioned holes 33 in the respective pillow flanges of the cleat. In eifecting assembly, the binder 22 is slid onto the end margin of the body 13 and material 14 and the fillet curve 38 of the binder is pressed tightly against the fillet 18 of material 14, the burrs 50 and the holes 33 allowing for this adjustment, and while the binder is thus positioned the burrs are bent to rivet the binder upon the cleat. Consequently the binder will have a tight fit both upon the surfacing material and upon the cleat. The next operation is clamping the ends of the binder by manipulation of screws 48 as above described.

I claim:

1. Trim of the character described comprising a cleat section and a binder section, each said section having planar flanges, and each section having curved edges from ends of said flanges, said curved edges of one section being juxtaposed against corresponding edges of the other stlection, and means for clamping said sections tightly in p ace.

2. Trim of the character described comprising a cleat section and a binder section, each said section having planar flanges, and each section having curved edges from ends of said flanges, said curved edges of one section being juxtaposed against corresponding edges of the other section, said binder section having a groove for receiving deck surfacing material therein and overlying the flanges of said binder section, and means for clamping said binder section on said material and to the cleat section.

3. Trim of the character described comprising a cleat section having an attaching flange, and a binder section having an end tab, said cleat flange having a socket opening and fixed ear thereat, and said binder tab having a clamping portion parallel to said ear, and means for drawing said ear and clamping portion together for fixing the binder section tightly on the cleat section.

4. Trim of the character described comprising a cleat section having mounting flanges perpendicular to each other with one at the bottom and the other at the back of said section, pillow flanges parallel to said mounting flanges, a web perpendicular to all of said flanges and extending between the parallel pillow and mounting flanges at one side thereof, said web having edges exposed at the ends of said pillow flanges, a binder section cooperating with said cleat section and having flanges juxtaposed on said pillow flanges and having edges juxtaposed on said edges of the cleat section, and means for holding said sections together.

5. Trim of the character described comprising a cleat section having mounting flanges perpendicular to each other with one at the bottom and the other at the back of said section, pillow flanges parallel to said mounting flanges, a web perpendicular to all of said flanges and extending between the parallel pillow and mounting flanges at one side thereof, said web having edges exposed at the ends of said pillow flanges, a binder section cooperating with said cleat section and having flanges juxtaposed on said edges of the cleat section, and means for permanently securing said binder flanges on said pillow flanges.

6. Trim of the character described comprising a cleat section having mounting flanges perpendicular to each other with one at the bottom and the other at the back of said section, pillow flanges parallel to saidmounting flanges, a web perpendicular to all of said flanges and extending between the parallel pillow and mounting flanges at one side thereof, said web having edges exposed at the ends of said pillow flanges, a binder section cooperating with said cleat section and having flanges juxtaposed on said pillow flanges and having edges juxtaposed on said edges of the cleat section, and means for retaining said edges of the binder section in engagement with said edges of the web.

7. Trim of the character described comprising a cleat section having mounting flanges perpendicular to each other with one at the bottom and the other at the back of said section, pillow flanges parallel to said mounting flanges, a web perpendicular to all of said flanges and extending between the parallel pillow and mounting flanges at one side thereof. said web having edges exposed at the ends of said pillow flanges, a binder section cooperating with said cleat section and having flanges juxtaposed on said pillow flanges and having edges juxtaposed on said edges of the cleat section, means for permanently securing said binder flanges on said pillow flanges, and means for retaining said edges of the binder section in engagement with said edges of the web.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,967,666 Fisher July 24, 1934 2,439,027 Stanitz Apr. 6, 1948 2,539,463 Norquist Jan. 30, 1951 2,586,112 Stoddard Feb. 19, 1952 2,646,326 Stanitz July 21, 1953 2,646,327 Saaf July 21, 1953 

